}'ABIAN 'I'RACT, No. ~1. 

@uesfionz fo~ 
J1onbon 1Jezf~t?men. 


SIR, 

In connection with your Candidature for the Office of Vestryman, 
I should be obliged if you would be good er.ough to inform me of 
your views on the following questions. 

I am, yours faithfully, 

Name of Elector................................................................ 


Address of Elector.............................................................. 


ANSWERS.

QUESTIONS. 

I.-A DEMOCRATIC BOARD. 

1.-Are you in favour of the abolition 
of the Rating qualification for Vestrymen? 

2.-V\.1 ill you vote for evening meetings 
of the Vestry, so as to afford facilities for 
the attendance of Vestrymen and Ratepayers 
whose occupations leave them no 
spare time during the day? 

3.-Are you in favour of abolishing the 
custom of making the Chairmanship of 
the Vestry an appanage of the Church, 
and will you support the free choice of 
the Chairman by the vote ofthe members 
of the Vestry ? 

4.-Will you support a reform of the 
system under which the Vestry Elections 
are carried out, so that they may conform 
to the method adopted at Parliamentaryand other elections, in respect to the exclusive 
use of official voting papers, propernotice of nominations, and the appointment 
of competent presiding officers? 

H.-PROPER TREATMENT OF 
WORKERS. 
5.-Are you in favour of establishing 
a minimum wage of 24s. a week for 
Vestry employees ? 


QUESTIONS. 
6.-Will you insist that in all work 
carried out by the Vestry the Trade Union 
rate of wages shall be paid, and the hours 
of work shall be limited to a maximum of 
eight per day, and 48 in each week? 
7.-Will you, in every possible case, 
prefer the direct employment of labour 
by the Vestry to the intervention of a 
contractor ? 
8.-Whenever it is found necessary to 
employ a contractor, will you insist uponthe insertion, in all contracts for supplies, 
as well as for works, of clauses stipulating, 
(a) againstsub-contractingor sweating; 
(b) for payment of Trade Union rate 
of wages, if any is fixed for that 
trade; 
(c) that, whenever possible, the working 
day shall be eight hours only? 
g.-Will you support Vestry employeesin securing freedom of combination and 
the establishment of a union for them· 
selves ? 
ro.-Will you insist upon the Vestrymaking an earnest endeavour, by co-oper·
ating with the Board of Guardians and 
the County Council, to find, in all periodsof depression and distress, temporaryuseful and honourable employment for 
those out of work, by the arrangement of 
the public works in such a way as to 
increase employment at these periods ? 
IlL-SANITARY REFORM. 
1r .-Will you support the fullest application 
of the law against insanitary property,
without respect of persons, and the provision 
of efficient and adequate sanitaryinspection ? 
12.-Will you reqnue the registrationof Tenement Houses, with a view to 
ANSWERS. 

secure more effective sanitary supervision? 


13.-Will you vote for the immediate 
provision of baths and wash-houses in 
the districts at present unprovided with 
them? 


QUESTIONS. ANSWERS. 

14 . ...-Will you support an effort to reform 
the collection of dust, particularly in the 
poorer districts ? 
rs.-Are you in favour of the provisionof open spaces and of tree-planting in the 
public streets; of the adoption of noiseless 
pavement; of the erection of seats 
and shelters for the weary; of publicdrinking fountains; and of public lavatoryaccomodation for both sexes ? 

r6.-Will you support the exercise of 
the Vestry's powers for compelling the 
Water Companies to give a constant water 
supply? 

IV.-MUNICIPAL AND TAXATION 

REFORM. 

17.-Wtll you press for the early establishment 
of District Councils ? 

18.-Are you in favour of abolishingsuch compulsory Church Rates as still 
exist in London ? 

rg.-Will you support the adoption of 
the Public Libraries Acts? 

20.-Are you in favour of placing the 
water supply under municipal control, 
either by purchase of the existing companies 
(not at monopoly price) or by the 
~stablishment of an independent supply ? 

21.-Do you favour a similar policy in 
regard to the Gas Supply, the Tramways,
and other practical monopolies? 

22,-Will you seek to put into operation 
any powers the Vestry may possess for 
rating unoccupied land and houses ? 

23.-Are you in favour of the taxation 
of Ground Values for the relief of the 
occupiers? 

24.-Will you endeavour to pledge the 
Vestry to support the rating of Ground 
Values? 

Sigm£turc uf c ,,udidate .......... .................................... · · · · .. · · ·. · 



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